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cliff. if congress does not act before the end of the year, spending cuts and tax increases will go into effect and will affect everyone. >> had a very constructive meeting. >> constructive meet huge constructive meeting. >> congress will recess for the holiday weekend. they said they will continue working. >> >> the resolution of some close races are giving democrats a bump in seats in congress. the party gained five seats since the election. the most recentcomming from a contest in california. three other races are too close to be called and a fourth will be settled in a december runoff. >>> hotel rooms, you know, they're required to have smoke detectors to protect people. >> why a carbon monoxide detector has a real risk. >> he teaches at the naval academy but he's hoping to make big cash. >> weather wise today, some morning cloud cover and the sunshine out in force, still a chill in the air. will the weather hold. we'll talk about that from the other side of the break. >>> experts feel i
cliff. if congress does not act before the end of the year, spending cuts and tax increases will go into effect and will affect everyone. >> had a very constructive meeting. >> constructive meet huge constructive meeting. >> congress will recess for the holiday weekend. they said they will continue working. >> >> the resolution of some close races are giving democrats a bump in seats in congress. the party gained five seats since the election. the most...
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congress has run out the clock. there is no more time. we are of the fiscal cliff. tonight we will all begin the larger set of tax increases in american history. that is new year's to you from our elected officials. did i also mentioned you are getting a pay raise in the new year as well. all this could have been avoided if congress got its act together, but the doomsday option hit and the president set in motion. there is a chance of some sort of deal, but we have to wait until the new year. let's go directly to washington senior washington correspondent, peter barnes, with details of negotiations. >> reporter: still some pieces being negotiated tonight, particularly on the sequestration, those automatic spending cuts that are supposed to take effect on january 2nd. about $100 billion. about half of that on the past -- defense department. still trying to work through the details of some democratic and republican side. it's unclear if there will actually get to a vote in the senate on that tonight, but they could if they work something out. otherwise we have the fra
congress has run out the clock. there is no more time. we are of the fiscal cliff. tonight we will all begin the larger set of tax increases in american history. that is new year's to you from our elected officials. did i also mentioned you are getting a pay raise in the new year as well. all this could have been avoided if congress got its act together, but the doomsday option hit and the president set in motion. there is a chance of some sort of deal, but we have to wait until the new year....
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i do not want us to go off the fiscal cliff, congress created in a bipartisan way this is the result of the last fiscal cliff. neil: both sides agreed. >> i voted against it, it was a bad idea, why create artificial crises to force action. neil: they did. >> now the country -- now they want to do it again, now let's hurt growth in economy, and cut a deal that hurts growth,o from a year from now we'll have a worse fiscal cliff. we have a 16 trillion-dollar debt. these tax increases do nothing to self, you have 200,000 less jobs next year for, that those who vote for that will be held responsible for that decision. neil: is it terrible public policy if you leave off the table. what accounts the majority of spending off the table. if you leave out medicare, and medicaid, and don't even pry to bridge up -- try to bring up social security, 8 democratic members and congressmen marked that, don't touch these entitlements, one of next. ♪ [ gine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter ent back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you'r
i do not want us to go off the fiscal cliff, congress created in a bipartisan way this is the result of the last fiscal cliff. neil: both sides agreed. >> i voted against it, it was a bad idea, why create artificial crises to force action. neil: they did. >> now the country -- now they want to do it again, now let's hurt growth in economy, and cut a deal that hurts growth,o from a year from now we'll have a worse fiscal cliff. we have a 16 trillion-dollar debt. these tax increases...
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the other thing i'm worried about we know that united states is heading off a fiscal cliff. congress is going back into a lame duck session. we don't know what is going to be happening other than we know we have a huge fiscal crisis on our hands. we know there will be a lot of tax increases going into effect. americans are going to to be shocked and many things are going to trigger, expiration of the bush tax cuts or increases in affordable health care act and penalties. there are so many things that are going to trigger to increase taxes not only on individuals but businesses and certainly even upon state budgets. >> greta: what is overriding all of this, the reason we're going off the fiscal cliff is because a year and a half ago the congress and president and senate didn't do this work and pushed it up against a deadline. the reason you don't know what is happening with the state guidelines, they had a healthcare claw lau for two years. i know you are a member of congress but nobody is doing any work to get anything done. frankly if you don't know what the rules are, how
the other thing i'm worried about we know that united states is heading off a fiscal cliff. congress is going back into a lame duck session. we don't know what is going to be happening other than we know we have a huge fiscal crisis on our hands. we know there will be a lot of tax increases going into effect. americans are going to to be shocked and many things are going to trigger, expiration of the bush tax cuts or increases in affordable health care act and penalties. there are so many...
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. >> the fiscal cliff. >> the fiscal cliff. >> building fiscal cliff. >> congress created the fiscal cliff to force yourself to do with the national debt is the worst- case scenario in case there is no agreement on cutting spending and raising revenue. if there is no agreement by the end of the year there will be $55 billion a/with 10 percent from each program and another $55 billion from non-defense programs. air travel safety, food safety and medical payments will drop by 27 percent. all americans, rich, poor will see their taxes rise by nearly 50%! the impact on the recovering economy everybody believes is what would have happened to james bond to jamesskyfa'sky >> catherine heenan, kron 4. >>pam: kron 4 is just i justine waldman. >> solutions to keep america from falling off the fiscal cliff are not pretty. >> it would be really hard headed if they come to an agreement. >> the president and congress allowed a kron agreement to fall over by. >> with higher unemployment, the only positive if there is a positive here is that the deficit will go down. >> if there is no agreement it w
. >> the fiscal cliff. >> the fiscal cliff. >> building fiscal cliff. >> congress created the fiscal cliff to force yourself to do with the national debt is the worst- case scenario in case there is no agreement on cutting spending and raising revenue. if there is no agreement by the end of the year there will be $55 billion a/with 10 percent from each program and another $55 billion from non-defense programs. air travel safety, food safety and medical payments will drop...
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>> reporter: today, new york city mayor, michael bloomberg, mocked the idea the fiscal cliff couldistract from the ability to come togethe on gun control. >> if congress and the president can't focus on two things on once, who on earth did we elect? >> reporter: in 20 # 11, the president made vows in tucson and wrote an op-ed noting it was time to finally stop gun violence ading, quote, like the majority of americans, i believe that t second amendment guarantees an individual right to bear ar, and, in fct, my administration has not curtailed the rights of gun owners, but expanded them. carney was pressed to name one action th president has taken since then. >> i refer you to the justice department for specifics, but we have taken steps specifically on background checks to make the system thorough and complete. >> reporter: what might be differce after this tragedy is the children involved, making it more difficult for the national rifle association to stop action. today, twocentral democrats with ratings by the nra said for the first time they are open to new gun laws. warner tweeted this
>> reporter: today, new york city mayor, michael bloomberg, mocked the idea the fiscal cliff couldistract from the ability to come togethe on gun control. >> if congress and the president can't focus on two things on once, who on earth did we elect? >> reporter: in 20 # 11, the president made vows in tucson and wrote an op-ed noting it was time to finally stop gun violence ading, quote, like the majority of americans, i believe that t second amendment guarantees an individual...
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coming up, president obama puts the dukes up for the fiscal cliff showdown with congress. we'll have the latest on the bat to avoid fiscal cliff fiasco up next on fy. so don't go away. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> dana: president obama -- greg is singing and will bring you more of that later. first talk about president obama that made remarks at the white house earlier today addressing the looming fiscal cliff and reaching a deal with congress. listen. >> if we're serious about reducing the deficit, we have to combine spending cuts with revenue. that means asking the wealthiest americans to pay a little more in taxes. i want to be clear. i'm not wedded to every detail of my plan. i am open to compromise. but i refuse to accept any approach that isn't balanced. on tuesday night, we found out that the majority of americans agree with my approach. so our job now is to get a majority in congress to reflect the will of the american people. >> dana: before the president spoke, how majority leader john boehner held a news conference on the issue, too. >> i think we both understand the tryi
coming up, president obama puts the dukes up for the fiscal cliff showdown with congress. we'll have the latest on the bat to avoid fiscal cliff fiasco up next on fy. so don't go away. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> dana: president obama -- greg is singing and will bring you more of that later. first talk about president obama that made remarks at the white house earlier today addressing the looming fiscal cliff and reaching a deal with congress. listen. >> if we're serious about reducing the...
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fiscal cliff. they are going to want to see it through. >> the same is true of defense secretary leon pineda who found cuts that could be devastating to the pentagon. a spokesman shut down talk of pineda's departure. >> he has spoken clearly on his job today he focused on mission of department of defense and not focused on his personal future. >> stooe enpat who worked in white house administrations after four years cabinet members like to go to their soccer games have some what of a normal schedule where there usually is lucrative offers waiting for them. >>> 18 after the hour. still to come doctors are supposed to help them lose weight. turns out most doctors would rather not treat over weight patients. anna kooiman explains in this week's fox health fix coming up. >>> a massive manhunt. police are looking for a robber using an ak-47 after he strikes again. >> quick headlines for you at this hour. the school getting an f grade in money management. they got 300 million in order to pay their bills.
fiscal cliff. they are going to want to see it through. >> the same is true of defense secretary leon pineda who found cuts that could be devastating to the pentagon. a spokesman shut down talk of pineda's departure. >> he has spoken clearly on his job today he focused on mission of department of defense and not focused on his personal future. >> stooe enpat who worked in white house administrations after four years cabinet members like to go to their soccer games have some...
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back to the fiscal cliff. don't blame congress for this scramble, blame the media? ands can put them at increased risk for plaque buildup inheir arteries. so it's even more important to lower their cholesterol, and that's why, when diet and exercise alonaren't enough, i prescribe crestor. in a clinical trial versus lipitor, crestor got more high-risk patients' bad cholesterol . [ female announcer ] crestor is not right for everyone. like people with liver disease or women who are nursing, pregnant or may become pregnant. tell your doctor about other medicines yore taking. ll your doctoright away if you have muscle pain or weakness, feel unusually tired, have loss of appetite, upper belly pain, dark urine or yellowing of skin or eyes. these could be signs of rare but serious side effects. ♪ is your cholesterol at goal? talk to youdoctor about crestor. [ femalannouncer ] if you can't afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. >> this is new york's times square with a million people on average watching the ball drop and people are getting ready for the
back to the fiscal cliff. don't blame congress for this scramble, blame the media? ands can put them at increased risk for plaque buildup inheir arteries. so it's even more important to lower their cholesterol, and that's why, when diet and exercise alonaren't enough, i prescribe crestor. in a clinical trial versus lipitor, crestor got more high-risk patients' bad cholesterol . [ female announcer ] crestor is not right for everyone. like people with liver disease or women who are nursing,...
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. >> eliot: on the 18 -- only 18 days remain until we go over the so-called fiscal cliff and with congress once again heading home after another grueling two-day work week, president obama met once again with speaker boehner. while the president keeps talking about revenues, speaker boehner focuses on expenditures and it is hard to tell if any progress is being made. the main sticking point remains over the issue of tax rates for the wealthy. but according to a recent poll, 76% of the country including 61% of republicans agree that raising tax on the wealthy should be part of any fiscal deliver deal. for more, let's bring in edward kenard, former partner of bain capital and perhaps the most famous private equity firm in history. also the author of "unintended consequences," why everything you've been told about the economy is wrong. and columnist for "harper's" magazine and author of "the age of greed," thank you both for joining me tonight. look ed, i want to quote from an article you wrote just a couple of days ago that was published on bloomberg. first sentence was the u.s. is holding a
. >> eliot: on the 18 -- only 18 days remain until we go over the so-called fiscal cliff and with congress once again heading home after another grueling two-day work week, president obama met once again with speaker boehner. while the president keeps talking about revenues, speaker boehner focuses on expenditures and it is hard to tell if any progress is being made. the main sticking point remains over the issue of tax rates for the wealthy. but according to a recent poll, 76% of the...
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i think we discussed it a little bit when we were talking about fiscal cliff, meaning congress. why can't they ever do anything? i wanted to ask you all -- >> i thought you meant the voters who sent us here. they're the ones who voted. >> the voters who sent you often ask me why can't they get anything done? my question to you is does it seem worse to you now, and what do you consider the good old days? >> well, i think there are a couple of things that have contributed to the gridlock that we have now and the overpartisanship. for one thing, the media now have a lot of time to fill. 24-7, cable tv, talk radio. they like to follow exciting things. since most of it is political, they want to follow the contest, the fight, the scandal, and that's point number one. right after an election, the mechanics election begins. i won't say it's the good old days, but when i first came to congress, there was about a year after the election in which you legislated. you got together and passed laws and the president signed them and so on. then by about march or april of the election year thin
i think we discussed it a little bit when we were talking about fiscal cliff, meaning congress. why can't they ever do anything? i wanted to ask you all -- >> i thought you meant the voters who sent us here. they're the ones who voted. >> the voters who sent you often ask me why can't they get anything done? my question to you is does it seem worse to you now, and what do you consider the good old days? >> well, i think there are a couple of things that have contributed to the...
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you've got half of those cuts in defense alone. >> well, the other part of the fiscal cliff is congress agreed that they would cut an additional $1.2 trillion in spending. they put a committee together to try to come up with those numbers. they didn't figure out how to do it. and so what we now have is a situation where these automatic spending cuts go into place. now if we have raised some revenue by the wealthy paying a little bit more, that would be sufficient to turn off what's called the sequester, these automatic spending cuts. and that also would have a better outcome for our economy long-term. but you know, so far at least, congress has not been able to get this stuff done. not because democrats in congress don't want to go ahead and cooperate. but because i think it's been very hard for speaker boehner and republican leader mcconnell to accept the fact that taxes on the wealthiest americans should go up a little bit. as part of an overall deficit reduction package. >> you talk about a dysfunction in washington. you signed this legislation setting up the fiscal cliff 17 months a
you've got half of those cuts in defense alone. >> well, the other part of the fiscal cliff is congress agreed that they would cut an additional $1.2 trillion in spending. they put a committee together to try to come up with those numbers. they didn't figure out how to do it. and so what we now have is a situation where these automatic spending cuts go into place. now if we have raised some revenue by the wealthy paying a little bit more, that would be sufficient to turn off what's called...
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. >> reporter: it feels like it, the president is in hawaii and congress is out of town and the fiscal cliff negotiations are on hold for the holidays with no agreement in sight. john boehner is throwing the ball in the democrats' court saying the debt is too high, spending out of control and taxes should not go up. in the g.o.p.'s weekly address, he accused the president and the democrats of refusing to accept a reasonable compromise. >> the best way to address our crippling debt is to make significant spending cuts and fix our tax code. to pave the way for long term growth and opportunity. this is an approach most americans support and remains republicans' highest priority. but we only run the house. democrats continue to run washington. >> reporter: the president left town for his traditional christmas in hawaii and he and his family arriving there this morning and he has gotten in a round of golf already. before leaving the white house, he stayed back hayes spe-- scal back his expectations, and he said it is time for compromise. >> president barack obama: we move forward together s
. >> reporter: it feels like it, the president is in hawaii and congress is out of town and the fiscal cliff negotiations are on hold for the holidays with no agreement in sight. john boehner is throwing the ball in the democrats' court saying the debt is too high, spending out of control and taxes should not go up. in the g.o.p.'s weekly address, he accused the president and the democrats of refusing to accept a reasonable compromise. >> the best way to address our crippling debt...
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you've got half of those cuts in defense alone. >> well, the other part of the fiscal cliff is congress agreed that they would cut an additional $1.2 trillion in spending. they put a committee together to try to come up with those numbers. they didn't figure out how to do it. and so what we now have is a situation where these automatic spending cuts go into place. now if we have raised some revenue by the wealthy paying a little bit more, that would be sufficient to turn off what's called the sequester, these automatic spending cuts. and that also would have a better outcome for our economy long-term. but you know, so far at least, congress has not been able to get this stuff done. not because democrats in congress don't want to go ahead and cooperate. but because i think it's been very hard for speaker boehner and republican leader mcconnell to accept the fact that taxes on the wealthiest americans should go up a little bit. as part of an overall deficit reduction package. >> you talk about a dysfunction in washington. you signed this legislation setting up the fiscal cliff 17 months a
you've got half of those cuts in defense alone. >> well, the other part of the fiscal cliff is congress agreed that they would cut an additional $1.2 trillion in spending. they put a committee together to try to come up with those numbers. they didn't figure out how to do it. and so what we now have is a situation where these automatic spending cuts go into place. now if we have raised some revenue by the wealthy paying a little bit more, that would be sufficient to turn off what's called...
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: so what exactly is the fiscal cliff? it's a nightmare combination of tax heights and spending cuts that congress agreed to to force themselves into a compromise but so far they haven't agreed on anything so barring a last-minute fix at the stroke of midnight on new year's eve the tax cuts expire, alternative minimum tax kicks in, more than half the families with two children would oe 4,000 more. on top of that, the 2011 temporary payroll tax cut would expire. so add on a 2% tax increase for most workers. then there would be automatic spending cuts in 1,000 government programs, defense, welfare, extended unemployment benefits. everything from veterans benefits, social security. that would act as a brake on the economy, throwing it back into recession and could cause a market crash. >> nbc's andrea mitchell reporting. >>> today at 1:00 p.m. eastern president obama will lay out the first steps since his re-election to help avoid this. nbc's tracie potts has the latest on that. >> reporter: in that speech, there will be a sp
: so what exactly is the fiscal cliff? it's a nightmare combination of tax heights and spending cuts that congress agreed to to force themselves into a compromise but so far they haven't agreed on anything so barring a last-minute fix at the stroke of midnight on new year's eve the tax cuts expire, alternative minimum tax kicks in, more than half the families with two children would oe 4,000 more. on top of that, the 2011 temporary payroll tax cut would expire. so add on a 2% tax increase for...
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it won't beed simply by raising taxes or taking a plunge off the fiscal cliff. >> congress' ability to get things done will be tested soon after the election when the fiscal cliff and massive trillions of dollars in tax increases spending cut ace rive at the end of the year. on that pressing matter, they called for grounds to fix it. >> if there is a mandate for us to find way to work together for solutions of the challenges we face as a nation. >> members are told the president's plan has been we should send the economy off part of the fiscal cliff raising the tax rates. or send the economy off entirely. either pass will cost jobs and hurt the nation economy and leading to more debt on the children. they insist they're unified and recognize the president and the senate democrats won and so did they. on the other side, the counterpart in the senate will continue to be majority leader harry reid. >> compromise is not a dirty word. i'm willing to negotiate anytime on any issue. >> the senate majority leader offered this take away from the election. >> this is the message american people
it won't beed simply by raising taxes or taking a plunge off the fiscal cliff. >> congress' ability to get things done will be tested soon after the election when the fiscal cliff and massive trillions of dollars in tax increases spending cut ace rive at the end of the year. on that pressing matter, they called for grounds to fix it. >> if there is a mandate for us to find way to work together for solutions of the challenges we face as a nation. >> members are told the...
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congress racing for the exit to fiscal cliff loans. is the 112th edition the real do nothing congress? we have a shocking comparison for you. will leaders descend on the united states a next week for the united nations general assembly? mr. obama says no to the israeli prime minister. is that an amateur move? will it cost him at the polls? we taken up with the author of the best-selling book on the obama administration called the obama administration called the amateur. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. ve lately. what's the rush? but because of business people like you, things are beginning to get rolling. and regions is here to help. making it easier with the expertise and service to keep those wheels turning. from business loans to cash management, we want to be your partner moving forward. so switch to regions. and let's get going. to
congress racing for the exit to fiscal cliff loans. is the 112th edition the real do nothing congress? we have a shocking comparison for you. will leaders descend on the united states a next week for the united nations general assembly? mr. obama says no to the israeli prime minister. is that an amateur move? will it cost him at the polls? we taken up with the author of the best-selling book on the obama administration called the obama administration called the amateur. hey! did you know that...
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congress racing for the exit to fiscal cliff loans. is the 112th edition the real do nothing congress? we have a shocking comparison for you. will leaders descend on the united states a next week for the united nations general assembly? mr. obama says no to the israeli prime minister. is that an amateur move? will it cost him at the polls? we taken up with the author of the best-selling book on the obama administration called the amateur. ♪ rachel quit the corporate grind to start her own interior design business. she's got a growing list of clients she keeps in touch with using e-mail marketing from constantcontact.com. constantcontact is easy and affordable. it lets her send out updates and photos that showcase her expertise and inspire her customers for only $15 a month. [ dog barking ] her dream -- to be the area's hottest interior design office. [ children laughing ] right now, she just dreams of an office. get a free trial at constantcontact.com. lou: tens of thousands of pakistan these turning a so-called the 11 to a violent,
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what is the threat to investors from the fiscal cliff? >> quite a few there, tom. a lot of things happening, or could happen. this fiscal cliff end of the year, with a lot of things likely to happen on the negative side unless congress and the administration change some of the rules. the way things now stand, the tax on dividends and tax on capital gains will rise when the bush tax cuts expire at the end of the year, unless congress steps in and does something and the president signs the bill. in addition to that, you've got the situation out there where the federal government has to move, as i just said, in that direction, and you've got a situation where corporations are going to be facing higher taxes. it's likely that next year we will seek out a new way to-- to increase the total debt allowance that the u.s. can borrow that last time caused a stipulation between the republicans and the democrats. and things of that sort. >> tom: with that environment here you still like dividend stocks despite the possibility of hearing dividend taxes. including general electr
what is the threat to investors from the fiscal cliff? >> quite a few there, tom. a lot of things happening, or could happen. this fiscal cliff end of the year, with a lot of things likely to happen on the negative side unless congress and the administration change some of the rules. the way things now stand, the tax on dividends and tax on capital gains will rise when the bush tax cuts expire at the end of the year, unless congress steps in and does something and the president signs the...
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congress racing for the exit to fiscal cliff loans. is the 112th edition the real do nothing congress? we have a shocking comparison for you. will leaders descend on the united states a next week for the united nations general assembly? mr. obama says no to the israeli prime minister. is that an amateur move? will it cost him at the polls? we taken up with the author of the best-selling book on the obama administration called the obama administration called the amateur. want to try to crack it? yeah, that's the way to do it! now we need a little bit more... a little bit more vanilla? this is great! [ male announcer ] at humana, we believe there's never been a better time to share your passions... because the results... are you having fun doing this? yeah. that's a very nice cake! [ male announcer ] well, you can't beat them. [ giggles ] ohh! you got something huh? whoa... [ male announcer ] humana understands the value of spending time together that's a lot of work getting that one in! let's go see the birdies. [ male announcer ] one o
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>> at a minimum what i hope is that we'll be able to do something here that avoids this fiscal cliff which is a creation of congress. it's a bipartisan creation. this fiscal cliff is the result of the last fiscal cliff. >> bill: that put a date on there. >> yeah. >> bill: may extend the date that's what i think is going to happen. >> my hope is is that we can avoid the bad stuff. then we have to deal with the 16 trillion-dollar debt that $1 trillion a year in deficit spending. we have to solve that. that thing is not going to solve itself. >> bill: doesn't feel like the president feels the urgency that you feel. you are one of the leaders of the republican party whether you want to be or not. there you are. so you find yourself now trying to get the republican party reorganized and back into the populist column. ain't going to be easy for you, senator. because you have got to be the senator from florida and at the same time try to resurrect this party. >> well, it's -- but i think the people of florida have the same ax sights as the people of our country. i'm informed by my own backg
>> at a minimum what i hope is that we'll be able to do something here that avoids this fiscal cliff which is a creation of congress. it's a bipartisan creation. this fiscal cliff is the result of the last fiscal cliff. >> bill: that put a date on there. >> yeah. >> bill: may extend the date that's what i think is going to happen. >> my hope is is that we can avoid the bad stuff. then we have to deal with the 16 trillion-dollar debt that $1 trillion a year in...
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you have half of those cuts in defense alone. >> well, the other part of the fiscal cliff is congress agreed that they would cut an additional $1.2 trillion in spending. they put a committee together to try to come up with those numbers. they didn't figure out how to do it. and so what we now have is a situation where these automatic spending cuts go into place. now if we have raised some revenue by the wealthy paying a little bit more, that would be sufficient to turn off what's called the sequester, these automatic spending cuts. and that also would have a better outcome for our economy in long term. but, you know, so far at least, congress has not been able to get this stuff done, not because democrats in congress don't want to go ahead and cooperate, but because i think it's been very hard for speaker boehner and republican leader mcconnell to accept the fact that taxes on the wealthiest americans should go up a little bit as part of an overall deficit reduction package. >> when you talk about a dysfunction in washington, you signed this legislation setting up the fiscal cliff 17
you have half of those cuts in defense alone. >> well, the other part of the fiscal cliff is congress agreed that they would cut an additional $1.2 trillion in spending. they put a committee together to try to come up with those numbers. they didn't figure out how to do it. and so what we now have is a situation where these automatic spending cuts go into place. now if we have raised some revenue by the wealthy paying a little bit more, that would be sufficient to turn off what's called...
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the capital, politics, and the fiscal cliff. there's a decision taking place between the white house and congress. this week, president obama has actually invited congressional leaders to the white house to discuss a way to avoid the fiscal cliff. that's massive automatic tax increases and spending cuts that will kick in at year's end unless a deal is reached. let's find out if that's possible. john fund, national review magazine and coauthor of who's counting. >> thank you. >> start with asking about the president asking congressional leaders to come to the white house. a lot of people called for that. do you think we'll see bipartisanship? i better learn to say that because we hope it will be here. before the end of the year when we need it? >> well, there are two problems. one, there's not much time left and it's the holiday season. and the second problem is, this would be decided by an old congress which doesn't have the legitimacy of the new congress. i think we'll see a bridge over the fiscal cliff, temporary, where they k
the capital, politics, and the fiscal cliff. there's a decision taking place between the white house and congress. this week, president obama has actually invited congressional leaders to the white house to discuss a way to avoid the fiscal cliff. that's massive automatic tax increases and spending cuts that will kick in at year's end unless a deal is reached. let's find out if that's possible. john fund, national review magazine and coauthor of who's counting. >> thank you. >>...
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congress racing for the exit to fiscal cliff loans. is the 112th edition the real do nothing congress? we have a shocking comparison for you. will leaders descend on the united states a next week for the united nations general assembly? mr. obama says no to the israeli prime minister. is that an amateur move? will it cost him at the polls? we taken up with the author of the best-selling book on the obama administration called the obama administration called the amateur. from maine to maui, thousands of high school students across the country are getting in on the action by volunteering in their community. it's great, helping others, and it feels good, too. are you in? whoa! anyone can do it. all it takes is a little time. are you in? chris young: action teams of high school students are joining volunteers of america and major league baseball players to help train and inspire the next generation of volunteers. it's easy to start an action team at your school so you, too, can get in on the action. lou: tens of thousands of pakistan these
congress racing for the exit to fiscal cliff loans. is the 112th edition the real do nothing congress? we have a shocking comparison for you. will leaders descend on the united states a next week for the united nations general assembly? mr. obama says no to the israeli prime minister. is that an amateur move? will it cost him at the polls? we taken up with the author of the best-selling book on the obama administration called the obama administration called the amateur. from maine to maui,...
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the fiscal cliff negotiations, of course, weighing on the global markets. stock futures took a big hit after house speaker john boehner failed to rally the republicans around his so-called plan b. earlier yesterday markets actually rallied led by bank of america and jpmorgan. for more on what to expect from wall street today, my good friend, cnbc's ross westgate. happy holidays, sir. >> hey, brian. happy holidays. good to see you before christmas, brian. yeah, we closed high yesterday, but with the events that you've talked about, republicans in the end not holding that vote because john boehner couldn't muster enough votes to raise taxes on people earning over $1 million. futures took a bit of a dive. and right now, we're calling markets down here, the s&p down twre 20 points. there's concern now that boehner can't secure enough votes in the republicans to support whatever plan may come from the other side of the aisle. and there's been a lot of complacency going in for investors. they will eventually get a deal done. european markets are now down at the s
the fiscal cliff negotiations, of course, weighing on the global markets. stock futures took a big hit after house speaker john boehner failed to rally the republicans around his so-called plan b. earlier yesterday markets actually rallied led by bank of america and jpmorgan. for more on what to expect from wall street today, my good friend, cnbc's ross westgate. happy holidays, sir. >> hey, brian. happy holidays. good to see you before christmas, brian. yeah, we closed high yesterday,...
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congress racing for the exit to fiscal cliff loans. is the 112th edition the real do nothing congress? we have a shocking comparison for you. will leaders descend on the united states a next week for the united nations general assembly? mr. obama says no to the israeli prime minister. is that an amateur move? will it cost him at the polls? we taken up with the author of the best-selling book on the obama administration called the amateur. copd makes it hard to breathe, but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if yo
congress racing for the exit to fiscal cliff loans. is the 112th edition the real do nothing congress? we have a shocking comparison for you. will leaders descend on the united states a next week for the united nations general assembly? mr. obama says no to the israeli prime minister. is that an amateur move? will it cost him at the polls? we taken up with the author of the best-selling book on the obama administration called the amateur. copd makes it hard to breathe, but with advair, i'm...
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questions about the fiscal cliff, we expect president obama's sort of opening offer to congress to be $1.6 trillion in new revenues including increasing taxes on wealthy americans and larger corporations. having said that, thomas, i think that the overwhelming majority, i shouldn't say the majority but he'll get a lot of questions about the petraeus situation. >> a lot of people watching this today. kristen, thanks so much. you can watch the news conference live right here on msnbc 1:30. >>> i want to bring in our panel. we have ruth marcus, columnist for "the washington post," keith boykin, cnbc contributor and hogan bidly who served as communications director for rick santorum's presidential campaign. great to have you here and ruth, petraeus now testifying or will be testifying on capitol hill. does this bring it all back to the original story and the attention and focus where it needs to be about what happened in benghazi, the loss of four american diplomats and away from this salacious sexual scandal. >> i think you answered your own question. i say this with a bit of regret and
questions about the fiscal cliff, we expect president obama's sort of opening offer to congress to be $1.6 trillion in new revenues including increasing taxes on wealthy americans and larger corporations. having said that, thomas, i think that the overwhelming majority, i shouldn't say the majority but he'll get a lot of questions about the petraeus situation. >> a lot of people watching this today. kristen, thanks so much. you can watch the news conference live right here on msnbc 1:30....